BASF has appointed Michael McHenry as vice president, resins and additives, in North America. He will be based in Wyandotte, Michigan. McHenry joined BASF in 2009 as part of the Ciba Corporation acquisition. He has served in a variety… Read More »

BASF has appointed Michael McHenry as vice president, resins and additives, in North America. He will be based in Wyandotte, Michigan. McHenry joined BASF in 2009 as part of the Ciba Corporation acquisition. He has served in a variety… Read More »

The Supervisory Board of BASF has named Margret Suckale and Michael Heinz to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. Suckale will become industrial relations director and head of Ressort II, and Heinz will take over as head of Ressort IV. Effective… Read More »

The Supervisory Board of BASF has named Margret Suckale and Michael Heinz to the Board of Executive Directors of BASF. Suckale will become industrial relations director and head of Ressort II, and Heinz will take over as head of Ressort IV. Effective… Read More »

The Wall Systems business of BASF Corporation and SPEC MIX, Inc., specializing in factory preblended construction products and silo material delivery systems, have formed a joint marketing agreement. The program enables contractors to combine the adv… Read More »

BASF Coatings in India has received three supplier awards from Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI). BASF received the Best Supplier Award for its performance in the paints category for the year 2009 from… Read More »

BASF Coatings Spa has sold its Italian production site in Burago Molgora for the manufacturing of industrial coatings to Alcea Industries Srl, effective October 1, 2010. In addition to the manufacturing facility for liquid paint in Burago Molgora, th… Read More »

The Wall Systems business of BASF Corporation and SPEC MIX, Inc., specializing in factory preblended construction products and silo material delivery systems, have formed a joint marketing agreement. The program enables contractors to combine the adv… Read More »

BASF Coatings in India has received three supplier awards from Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI). BASF received the Best Supplier Award for its performance in the paints category for the year 2009 from… Read More »

BASF Coatings Spa has sold its Italian production site in Burago Molgora for the manufacturing of industrial coatings to Alcea Industries Srl, effective October 1, 2010. In addition to the manufacturing facility for liquid paint in Burago Molgora, th… Read More »

Patent No. U.S. 7,741,403 B2
BASF Corporation has been awarded a patent for an effect pigment PVC plastisol comprised of at least one finely divided PVC homopolymer, prepared by emulsion polymerization or microemulsion polymerization, having particl… Read More »

The board of executive directors of BASF has made a number of changes in its management team. Jacques Delmoitiez, currently president of BASF’s Polyurethanes division located in Brussels, Belgium, will become president of BASF’s regional… Read More »

The board of executive directors of BASF has made a number of changes in its management team. Jacques Delmoitiez, currently president of BASF’s Polyurethanes division located in Brussels, Belgium, will become president of BASF’s regional… Read More »

BASF is repositioning its global pigments business. Following the Ciba acquisition, the chemical company now has the broadest product portfolio worldwide. After an in-depth analysis of the combined operations, the company will eliminate specific prod… Read More »

BASF is repositioning its global pigments business. Following the Ciba acquisition, the chemical company now has the broadest product portfolio worldwide. After an in-depth analysis of the combined operations, the company will eliminate specific prod… Read More »

Paliocrom Brilliant Orange L 2850 is the first of a new generation of effect pigments from BASF. Exceptional brilliance and ultra-high chroma enable the creation of novel designs in the orange to red shade area, according to the company. This innovat… Read More »

BASF has established a technical center for developing eco-friendly coatings technologies for the automotive industry in Korea. BASF and the Gyeonggi Provincial Government of the Republic of Korea (GGPG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to… Read More »

Paliocrom Brilliant Orange L 2850 is the first of a new generation of effect pigments from BASF. Exceptional brilliance and ultra-high chroma enable the creation of novel designs in the orange to red shade area, according to the company. This innovat… Read More »

Patent No. U.S. 7,479,308 B2
BASF Coatings AG has received a patent for a process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems comprised of at least one primer, at least one color and/or effect basecoat, and at least one clearcoat compri… Read More »

BASF has established a technical center for developing eco-friendly coatings technologies for the automotive industry in Korea. BASF and the Gyeonggi Provincial Government of the Republic of Korea (GGPG) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to… Read More »

Paliocrom Brilliant Orange L 2850 is the first of a new generation of effect pigments from BASF. Exceptional brilliance and ultra-high chroma enable the creation of novel designs in the orange to red shade area. This pigment is based on iron-oxide-co… Read More »

Paliocrom Brilliant Orange L 2850 is the first of a new generation of effect pigments from BASF. Exceptional brilliance and ultra-high chroma enable the creation of novel designs in the orange to red shade area. This pigment is based on iron-oxide-co… Read More »

Patent No. U.S. 7,494,541 B2
BASF Corporation has received a patent for a method of processing kaolin comprised sequentially: providing a kaolin crude comprising higher amount of gray kaolin and a lower amount of white kaolin; degritting the kaolin… Read More »

On January 1, 2010, Harald Pflanzl became the head of BASF Coatings’ Automotive Refinish Europe business unit. Pflanzl succeeds Christoph Hansen, who now heads the Dis­persions for Adhesives and Con­structions Europe unit in Ludwig­… Read More »

On January 1, 2010, Harald Pflanzl became the head of BASF Coatings’ Automotive Refinish Europe business unit. Pflanzl succeeds Christoph Hansen, who now heads the Dis­persions for Adhesives and Con­structions Europe unit in Ludwig­… Read More »

BASF has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its surfactants manufacturing site in Clear Lake, TX, in an asset sale to Clear Lake Chemicals LLC (CLC) of Pasadena, TX. CLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Bayport Chemicals LP. Completion… Read More »

The commercial transport solutions (CTS) division of BASF Coatings has expanded by forming new partnerships with customers in Turkey and Belgium. In Turkey, BASF Coatings has teamed up with BMC, a bus and truck manufacturer, and Otokar, a bus and tra… Read More »

Patent No. U.S. 7,479,520 B2
BASF Coatings AG has received a patent for an aqueous coating material that is substantially or completely free from volatile organic compounds. It is comprised of a mixture of from 50% to 95%… Read More »